... out something about a dead body on the hill' even whilst being inflicted by the beast' of humanity. As the beast lay huddled' our grief and remorse at his death are enhanced for even in the rain they could see how small a beast it was, now even we can see his smallness set against the majesty of the cosmic forces, the huge magnificence of ... over-mastering. Only Ralph remains honest with himself to openly accept responsibility for his role in Simon's death, that was murder, so that with loathing' and rage, he can fiercely hit out at' the Lord of the Flies, determined that the obscene d...

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